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Everything happening in the world converges in one place: higher education. On College Matters, we explore the world through the prism of the nation’s colleges and universities. Listen to College Matters wherever you get your podcasts.

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On paper, student teaching evaluations make a lot of sense. Who is better positioned to say whether a professor did a good job than the students who took the course? But dig a little deeper, and there’s good reason to question whether colleges should be relying on teaching evaluations as much as they do. Listen now.
 

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Season 2: Previous Episodes

By Jack Stripling May 6, 2025
Jon Shields, a right-leaning professor at Claremont McKenna College, says young conservative activists are missing out on the movement’s rich intellectual tradition.
By Jack Stripling April 29, 2025
From the Trump administration’s unnerving first days to the recent mass layoffs, Education Department employees describe shortsighted dismissals and a workplace defined by paranoia and intimidation.
By Jack Stripling April 22, 2025
An immigration lawyer says the Trump administration has trampled on free speech, but that “there’s still time to stand up.”
By Jack Stripling April 15, 2025
Fed up with what they see as illiberalism in higher ed, conservatives are pushing for centers devoted to classics and American civics.
By Jack Stripling April 8, 2025
Long a third rail of campus politics, parking inspires raging debates that are about far more than fees, fines, and crowded lots.

Season 1: Previous Episodes

By Jack Stripling April 1, 2025
On many campuses, relations between professors and administrators have eroded to a worrisome degree.
By Jack Stripling March 25, 2025
It’s March Madness, and we’re picking the top scandals, imbroglios, and snafus of the past quarter century.
By Jack Stripling March 18, 2025
An emboldened GOP is reaching deeper into what colleges teach, banning “identity politics” and theories of “systemic racism” from core courses in Florida.
By Jack Stripling March 11, 2025
White student enrollment has dropped more than that of any other racial group. What’s happening?
By Jack Stripling March 4, 2025
As more states move toward legalized sports betting, colleges are weighing the risks to their students against the potential for significant financial rewards.
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